Legal Opinion
Russo v. Texas & Pac. R. R.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 1, 1930No. 13,150PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWesterfield, J.
Mrs. Joseph Russo was run over by a passenger train of the Texas & Pacific Railway Company and died as a result of her injuries. Her husband brings this suit claiming damages in the sum of ?3?,920.
There was judgment below in favor of defendant dismissing plaintiff’s suit, and plaintiff has appealed.
The accident occurred in the town of Gretna at the crossing at Copernicus and Third streets and was witnessed by a number of bystanders, many of whom testified on the trial of the case. From the voluminous record we find the following facts:'
On March 22, 1927, at about 5:15 p. m. when the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tucker v. Illinois Cent. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Leopold v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- Nolan v. Illinois Cent. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- Gibbons v. N. O. Terminal Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
- Morin v. Illinois Central RailroadLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
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